Ripabottoni is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Campobasso
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in the
Italian
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region
Molise
Molise (, , ; nap, label=Neapolitan language, Neapolitan, Mulise) is a Regions of Italy, region of Southern Italy. Until 1963, it formed part of the region of Abruzzi e Molise, alongside the region of Abruzzo. The split, which did not become effe ...
, located about northeast of
Campobasso
Campobasso (, ; nap, label= Campobassan, Cambuàsce ) is a city and ''comune'' in southern Italy, the capital of the region of Molise and of the province of Campobasso. It is located in the high basin of the Biferno river, surrounded by Sann ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 644 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
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.
Ripabottoni borders the following municipalities:
Bonefro,
Campolieto
Campolieto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about northeast of Campobasso.
Campolieto borders the following municipalities: Castellino del Biferno, Matrice, Monacilioni, Morrone ...
,
Casacalenda,
Monacilioni
Monacilioni is a small town in the province of Campobasso, Molise, southern Italy, located northeast of Campobasso.
Monacilioni was originally shaped in a circular fashion with one main intersecting street. During the latter half of the 20th cent ...
,
Morrone del Sannio
Morrone ( gd, Mór Bheinn, or Mór Shròn) is a Scottish hill immediately southwest of the village of Braemar in Aberdeenshire.
Geography and topography
The hill reaches a height of 859 metres (2818 feet) and qualifies as a Corbett an ...
,
Provvidenti
Provvidenti is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about northeast of Campobasso. Provvidenti is the town with the smallest population in the province of Campobasso.
Provvidenti borders ...
,
Sant'Elia a Pianisi
Sant'Elia a Pianisi is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about northeast of Campobasso. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,178 and an area of .All demographics and other s ...
.
Famous People from Ripabottoni
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Arturo Giovannitti
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, labor organizer in the
United States
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, born in Ripabottoni
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Tony Volpentest
Tony Volpentest is a paralympic athlete from the United States competing mainly in category T44 sprint events.
Tony competed at three paralympics for the United States team winning four gold medals and a silver medal. His first games w ...
, his paternal family came from Ripabottoni, the original name was Volpentesta.
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Transportation
Ripabottoni is served by a railway station, the Ripabottoni-S:Elia railway station, on the Termoli-Campobasso and Termoli–Venafro line.
Demographic evolution
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References
Cities and towns in Molise
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